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The Valois Robert Knecht

The Valois By Robert Knecht

The Valois by Robert Knecht


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The house of Valois ruled France for 250 years, playing a crucial role in its establishment as a major European power. When the last Valois, Henry III, was stabbed to death by a Dominican Friar in 1589, the dynasty was already discredited, but the monarchy survived intact. This book covers the history of the Valois family.

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The Valois: Kings of France 1328-1589 by Robert Knecht

The house of Valois ruled France for 250 years, playing a crucial role in its establishment as a major European power. When Philip VI came to the throne, in 1328, France was a weak country, with much of its modern area under English rule. Victory in the Hundred Years' War, and the acquisition of Brittany and much of Burgundy, combined with a large population and taxable wealth, made the France of Francis I the only power in Europe capable of rivalling the empire of Charles V. Francis displayed his power by spectacular artistic patronage and aggressive foreign wars. Following the death of Henry II in a tournament, the problems of two royal minorities and the divisive forces of the Reformation led to the temporary eclipse of royal power. When the last Valois, Henry III, was stabbed to death by a Dominican Friar in 1589, the dynasty was already discredited, but the monarchy survived intact.

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As in all of Professor Knecht's books that I have read, the prose provides an excellent balance between evidently careful scholarship and readability, sustaining the interest of all kinds of readers by combining its focus on politics and warfare with intriguing details of court life, without resorting to factual overload or to unsupported conjecture...Knecht has produced...a must-read for those wishing to know more about the rulers of late medieval and early modern France, as well as a refreshing overview for those already well-versed in the topic. -Kate Maxwell, The Sixteenth Century Journal, Fall 2008

About Robert Knecht

Robert Knecht is Professor of History at Birmingham University, England and a leading authority on early modern French history.

Table of Contents

Illustrations; Introduction; 1 A new Dynasty; 2 The Hundred Years' War; 3 The Marmousets; 4 Armagnacs versus Burgundians; 5 From Bourges to Paris; 6 The 'Universal Spider'; 7 The End of Breton Independence; 8 The Lure of Italy; 9 Valois versus Habsburg; 10 A Renaissance Court; 11 Royal Authority. 12 The Challenge of Heresy; 13 Mother and Sons; 14 The Last Valois; 15 Assessment; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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NLS9781852855222
9781852855222
1852855223
The Valois: Kings of France 1328-1589 by Robert Knecht
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2007-02-01
288
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